I was planning on leaving the guitar stock, but now that it is in my hands, the strangeness of the wiring along with the more expensive than expected replacement tuners make me question if the pickups are stock. I'm not sure why someone would want to do this but it was clearly done on purpose.

This made me think someone just rotated all the pots clockwise by one hole, and the reason the wiring looks so sloppy is it just got pushed around. The neck tone where the neck volume should be. The bridge tone where the neck tone should be The bridge volume is where the bridge tone should be. The neck volume is where the bridge volume should be. Can anyone out there with a Terade Casino confirm for me what the underside of the P90s look likeĪs for the wiring the controls showed up as follows There are no markings at all on the underside of the pickups. That combined with the fact that someone had put an expensive set of tuners on the guitar made me wonder if the pickups and electronics are original or not. When I bought the guitar, I didn't expect the pickups or electronics to be changed, but when I got it, the wiring in the f-hole was really sloppy, and the position of the volume and tone knobs were all moved around. I think I am actually going to pull them off the Casino for another guitar since all the other hardware on the Casino is so clean, and replace them with a new set of Kluson Deluxe. They are a bit rusty, but still super functional. It had changed tuners - it showed up with a set of 1964-69 set of Nickel Kluson Deluxe Double Lines which was a nice surprise. I've read a bunch of threads on here and there's definitely a lot of knowledge, but I haven't found answers to these questions. I am now getting it cleaned up, set-up and ready to play, and there are a couple of odd things that raise some questions for anyone out there familiar with the 90s Japanese Casino's. I got lucky when the guitar arrived in that it is in 9.9/10 type physical shape - no bent neck, no dings or scratches, really pretty wood grain and excellent craftsmanship on the trim and finish. It had poor photos, almost no description, and It was just listed as a Casino, without any indication that it was Japanese made.

I took a bit of a risk and bought online without playing. I believe it is a Terada made 1997 model (orange label, 5 digit serial starting 7, looks like 3pc Maple neck, 17th fret neck joint, no serial number on headstock, tuner holes for Kluson Deluxe size tuners). I just scored what I think is a pretty solid deal ($575) on a Japanese made pre-elitist Natural Casino.

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